Automatic cage-loader and safety device for mines.



J. W. BRANNON. AUTOMATIC GAGE LOADER AND SAFETY DEVICE FOR MINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 94, 1908.

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Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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AUTOMATIC 04GB LOADEB. AND SAFETY DEVICE FOR MINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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Arkansas, have invented certain new and UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlC JOHN w. salmon, or smiwnmmnsls.

AUTOMATIC caenmosman AND $41-$11! Dino]! ron inns.

Specification of Leti s Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1909,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J our W. BRANNON, a.

citizen of the United States, residing at Searcy, in the county of White and State of useful Improvemen s in Automatic Cage- Loaders and Safety Devices for Mines; andv I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. a

This invention relates to an automatic on e loader and safety device for mines.

he object of the invention is to rovide means operated by the cage or e evator, which may be operated manually, for tively locking'a car and preventing it rom running into the cage shaft or pit when the cage is in elevated position, and for releasing itlwhen the cage is in lowered position ready tolrecelilve it. i 'd F 1 n t e accbm nying v rawings, igure is a top planvi dw of this improved safety device arranged in position to permit a car to ass to ancl'evator or, cage at the landing ang'to do a following car; Fig. 2 is a side elevation iowing a loaded car about to run onto a-cegeor elevator; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail on one of the bumpers; Fig. 4 is a 1011- "tudinal section taken' on line 4-4 of ig. 1; F 5 is a transverse section taken on line of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a. detail of F0118 of the links; and Fig.7 represents an end elevation of the bumper reversi lever, itsvarious 'ositicns being shown 1n dotted lines witthe cage carried operating arm showniinsectio v l In the embodiment illustrated ,a cage or elcvatorshaft 1- is shown, in which a cage or elevator-'2 is operable andprovided with spaced rails forming a track; 3 to receive a'car. A landin 4 1S rovided with an-inclined track 5, e rm 3 of which are ar rallied to aline with the rails of the track 3 w on the ca dsat the landing. Mine are movable on therails of the tracks 3 and 5, i

The parts above described are preferably of the ordinary well'known construction.

A rockshaft 9 is disposed longitudinally of the track 5, refera ly midway between the rails thereo and is mounted in keepers, as 10, bolted to the ties, refera with plates or bars, as 11, exten in between the rails undersaid keepers, an which form,

braces; for the rails. One of the keepers 10,

ferably the middle one, has a ngituinally disposed slot 10', in which a pin 9',

carried by the shaft 9 operates to limit the training of the shaft in opposite directions. ,lnfurcated shaft-operating member 12 havi one arm shorter than the other, is fixed o dhc shaft 9 at the end thereof, which end terminates adjacent the cage shaft in position to be operated by a trip device on the ca as hereinafter described, to turn or r the shaft. Spaced cross-heads 13 and 14 are fixed to the shaft 9 and arranged at right an les to each other for a purpose to be descri ed. Links 15 and 16 are pivotall? connected at one end with the crosshead 13, and at their other ends with the movable sto or bumpers, hereinafter desscribed. '1 ese links are preferably con structed as shown in Fig.,6, comprisin two sections 17 and 18, the section 17 sing 'screwthreaded exterlorly at. one end to engage a screwthreaded socket in the member 18 to provide for the le honing and shortenin of the links when esired.

W eeLengagingstop members or bumpers 19 and 20 are lcrumed intermediate of their ends by short shafts 21 and 22 mounted in bcanngs, as 23 and 2 4, bolted to the raili, and at one end are pivota'lly connectediwith the free ends of the links 15 and 16. The front wheel-en aging ends 25 and 26 of the bumpers 19 and 20 are curved to fit a wheel and are adapted to be moved into and out of the ath of the car wheels by means of the rocking of theflhaft 9 in opposite directions. The rails of the track!) are recessed as at 27 to receive the bumpers for holdin them securely when in operative or whee -e 8 'ng position. The cross-head 14 is alsoh xe to the shaft-,9 in position to operate the bumpers 28 and 29 to throw them into and out of position for engaging the wheels of the sec ond car 7 being arranged at right angles to the head l3 an serving to raise the bumpers '28 and 29 in operative position when the bumpers 19 and 20 are swung position, and vice versa. x

The links so and" 31, and the bumpers 28 and 29- are constructed similarly to those connected with the head 13, and hence it is not necessary to describe them in detail.

The'shaft 9 carries a short arm or lug 9", which is connected with the adjacent rail by means of a coiled spring 5', which is designed to hold the cross head 13 just pastth'c into operative in locked position, and means vfor rockingcenter when a trip 2 on the cage passes out of engagement with the reversing member and said member is thus held in position ready for engagement by the trip 2' when the cage again descends. Another lugor short arm 32 is fixed to the shaft 9 t0 the free end of which is-connected a link 33. This link 33 is connected at its other end to a lever 34-, having a spring pawl 35 for engagemcnt with a toothed quadrant 36 and which is normally held out of engagement therewith. This device is designed for manually operating and locking the shaft 9 when desired. i

The cage or elevator-carried trip lever 2' is adapted to engage the reversing arm'12 of the shaft 9 on its descent and rock the shaft to swing the bumpers 19 and 2( out of engagement with the wheels of the car 6 and permit said car to run onto the cagecarried track and to rock the shaft in the opposite direction when the ca e ascends.

As the bumpers 19 and 20 at the ront of the track 5 are lowered, those 28 and 29 in the rear thereof are raised into position to engage the car 7 and prevent its runnin down into the shaft. As the cage rises, the trip member 2 througlrthe reversing member 12 rocks the shaft 9 in opposite direction to raise the bumpers 19 and 20 and to lower bumpers '28 and 29 to permit the car 7 to run down the track into engagement with the bumpers or stops 19 and 20. a

I claim as my invention:

1. In an apparatus for loading mine cages or elevators, the combination of a' trackway arranged adjacent the elevator shaft, a rock shaft arranged longitudinally of said trackway, a cross-head fixed to said rock shaft, oppositely extending links connected to opposite ends of said cross head, fulcrumed stop bars or wheel-engaging bumpers attached at one end to said links, means for rocking said shaft to throw said bumpers into and out of o erativeposition,

and means connecting sai shaft with one of the track rails for holding it in locked position. v

2. A safety device for mine cars, comprising a rock shaft adapted to be mountcd-longitudinally between the car tracks, spaced cross-heads fixed to said shaft at right angles to each other, a pair of bumpers pivotally connected with each of said cross-heads, means for holding said shaft said shaft to lower. one set of bumpers an raise the other, and vice versa.

3. Asafety device for mme ca'rs, comprising a rock shaft adapted to be mounted longitudinally between the car tracks, spaced cross-heads fixed to said at right angles,.to each other, a pair of bumpers pivotally connected with each of sa (1 cross-heads, spring means for holding said shaft, in locked position, and means for rocking said shaft to" lower one set of bumpers and raise the other, and vice versa.

4. A safety device for mine cars, comprising a rock shaft adapted to be mounted longitudinally between the car tracks, 5 aced cross heads fixed to said shaft at right an les to each other, links pivotally connecte with opposite ends of said cross heads, bumpers pivotally connected with said links, and means carried by said shaft for engagement by a cage to rock said shaft and operate the bumpers to raise and lower them alternately.

5. In an apparatus for loading mine cages or elevators, the combination of a trackway, a rock shaft arranged longitudinally thereof, a cross-head fixed to said rockshaft, oppositely extending links connected to opposite ends of said cross-head, fulcrumed stop bars or wheel-engaging bumpersattached at one end to said links, means for rockingsaid shaft to throw said bumpers into and out of o erat-ive position, means for connecting sai shaft with one of the track rails for holding it in locked osition, andmeans for limiting the rock ing 9f said shaft in either direction.

- 6. In an apparatus for loading mine cages or elevators, the combination of a trackway, kee ers arranged on the ties thereof, a mod shaft arranged longitudinally of said trackandmounted in said keepers, a slot arranged longitudinally in 100 one of said kee ers, a pin carried by said shaft and opera la in said slot to limit the rocking movement of the shaft in opposite directions, a cross-head fixed to said shaft, links connected to opposite ends of said crosshead, stop-bars or bumpers attached at one end to said links, and nieans for rocking said shaft toth-row said'bunipers into and out of position.

7. In an apparatus for loading mine cars on to elevators the combination with a true ay arranged adjacent the elevator shaf of car engaging means mounted on said tfackway and operable to engage one c'arand release the other or vice versa.

8! A safety device for mine cars comprising a rockin shaft adapted to be mount- ,ed between t e car tracks, longitudinally spaced bumpers-connected with said rock-v ing shaft, means for rocking said shaft to lower one bumper and raise the other or vice versa, and means for holding said shaft in locked position.

In testimony whereof I have7 hereunto set my .hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. BRANNON. Witnesses:

W. G. CALDWELL, H. L. GEORGE. 

